Combined warping and beaming machine.



No. 72 ,007. PATENTED APR.21,1903.

' H. VAN WINKLE.

COMBINED WARPING ANDBEAMING M-AOIiINE.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 7. 1902'.

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UNITED ST TE PATENT GFFICE.

HENRYXTAN WINKLE, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED WARPING AND BEAMIN'G MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming a t of Letters Patent No. 726,007, dated. April 21, 1903. Application filed October 7, 1902. $erial No. 126,282. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that- I, HENRY VAN WINKLE, a citizen of the United States, residing in Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey,-have invented a certain new and useful Combined Warping and Beaming Machine; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to charactors of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention relates to the operations of warping and beaming; and it consists in an improved machine in which both these operations are adapted to be performed. In that branch of warping to which my invention particularly relates the warp is laid on'the reel of the warping-machine in a succession of sections, and as each section is laid on a traverse is imparted to it, so as to dispose the threads on the reel in a layer whichis ultimately wider than the section of threads.

One of the objects-of this invention is to provide mechanism for imparting this traverse to each section which shall not only be simple and highly practical in construction, but capable of ready manipulation, especially when it is desired to" shift said mechanism bodily for the laying on of anew section of the warp.

Anotherobjeot of the invention is to providean improved beaming mechanism of the kind wherebya traverse may be imparted to the beam as the Warp is wcund'on the same. 'A still further'object of the'i-nvention is to avoid'the uneven-wearing of the dents' ofthe reed by the threads as .the'lat'ten pass from the creel onto the reel by providing means forimparting such a movement to the reed as will not permit the threads to contact with the reed-dents constantly at the same points thereof.

My invention will be found fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a View in side'elevation of the mechanism of the machine which imparts the traverse to the sections of warp as they are successively laid on the reel and of the reed and its actuating means.

Fig. 2 is a view 'in' side elevation of portions of said traversing mechanism, taken from the opposite side of said mechanism from that illustrated in Fig.

mechanism, and Fig. 5 illustrates in plan the controlling mechanism for the reed-actnating means seen in Fig. 3.

My invention is particularly adapted to what is commonly known as the American or horizontal warping-machine, and it is in connection with this particulartype of warping-machine that I have illustrated it in the accompanying drawings. The drawings, however, only show so much as is necessary to properly illustrate my invention, certain well known parts of the machine being omitted. 7

Referring first to the traversing mechanism, to the frame a of the machine are bolted plates b, which support the rods 0, on which moves the warp-guiding carriage; and in this carriage is journaled the screw d, which is one of the elements whereby said carriage is moved.

eis aframe which forms the carriage proper 8o and'which projects'forwardly considerably toward the creel, being at its'extremity provided with a legf, having an antifrictionroller 9, adapted to run onthe-floor, and also having a brace it between it and said leg f.

easily and without possibility of disarrange- 9o ment'on' the rods. The screw dis rotated at the proper speed through a series of pinions k,Z, m, and n froma sprocket-wheel 0, to which the pinion n is fixed, and which may be rotated from the reel or from some other suit- 5 able part of the warping-machinethrough a sprocket-chainp. The bracket is a support for a skeleton post q,-through which, as well as through said bracket, extends a vertical spindle-r, which at sis splined to the post. The spindle is threaded at its upper end and carries a thumb-nut t, which, havng a reduced portion thereof projecting through the top portion of the post, has a collar u fixed on said reduced portion to prevent vertical displacement of the nut.

11 is aworm-wheel which engages the screw d and whose hub 20 projects up through the bracket 1 its upper end carrying a collar which maintains the worm-wheel in the plane of the screw, and consequently in engagement therewith.

y is a conical disk which is received by a correspondingly-shaped recess 2 in the under side of the worm-wheel and which is sustained on the lower end of the spindle r by a nut 1 and washer 2 on said spindle. An annular plate 3 is secured to the under face of the bracket t by screws 4 or otherwise,and this plate carries a friction-disk 5, of leather or some such similar material. Against said friction-disk the worm-wheel is adapted to be forced by the disk y, when the spindle, upon the nut 25 being turned in the proper direction, is caused to move upwardly.

In view of the foregoing it will appear that whenever the worm-wheel is rendered nonrotative by being fixed fast between the disks y and 5 the rotating screw 01 will cause the carriage to move; but when said worm-wheel is released it will simply move idly on the spindle without the action of the screw being imparted to the carriage. When a section of warp is therefore being laid on the reel, the worm-wheel is secured fast; but when it is desired to shift the carriage from one position to another in order, for-instance, to lay on a new section the worm-wheel is re leased.

6 is a rigid handle on the carriage whereby to shift it.

Referring now to the beaming mechanism, on the frame a of the machine is mounted a pair of standards or puppets 7 and 8, the latter being preferably formed in two verticallyadjustable sections. Into the top of the standard 8 is screwed a horizontal cylindrical socket 10, which receives a mandrel 11, between the inclosed end of which and a cap 12 on said socket is disposed aspiral spring 13. Said spring normally presses the mandrel outwardly. In the other standard 7 is journaled the sleeve-like hub portion 14 of a gear 15, which is normally free to turn in but one direction on account of a pawl 16, pivoted in the standard and engaging the teeth of said gear. On the end of said hub which is away from the gear is secured fast a flanged collar 17. This collar both serves to prevent lengthwise movement of the sleeve in its bearing in the standard and as a keeper for preventing axial movement of a wheel 18, whose bore is threaded and which is provided with clips 19, engaging the flange on said collar.

is a shaft to which the gear 15 is splined and which is threaded, its threading being engaged with the threading of the bore of the wheel 18. The inner end of this shaft carries a face-plate 21, so that thus it coacts as a mandrel with the mandrel 11 to support the beam 22, whose trunnions 23 [it in sockets 24 in said mandrels. The usual chain device (not shown) for securing the beam to the faceplate 21, so that it will rotate therewith, may be provided.

25 is the main drive-shaft, the same carrying the usual fast and loose pulleys 26 27, with which the driving-belt 28 is made to interchangeably engage by means of the beltshifter 29. This shaft also carries keyed thereon a pinion 30 and a graduated series of pulleys 3l,formed practically as one. Around either of the pulleys 31 extends the belt 32, (see Fig. 2,) which rotates the pulley 33, carrying the roller 34, which is engageable with the band 35 of and so is adapted to rotate the reel 36. The pinion and pulleys are shifted laterally, so as to throw the pinion into or out of engagement with the gear 15, by a fork 37, which engages an annularlygrooved collar 38,formed with the pinion, said fork having a guide-rod 39 moving in brackets 40 on the standard.

41 is a brake-shoe which engages the periphery of the wheel 18 and which is carried by a suitably-guided vertical rod 42,sustained at one end of a foot-lever 43, fulcrumed near the floor in a stand 44.

The operation of the beaming mechanism is as follows: The pinion 30 being shifted into mesh with the gear 15, the belt 28 is shifted so as to start the mechanism by rotating shaft 25. Since the gear is splined to the shaft 20, the latter will be rotated, and in consequence the beam 22. So long as the brake-shoe 42 is kept out of engagement with the wheel 18 friction will cause the wheel to turn with the shaft; but if the operator presses down lever 43 the brake-shoe will be engaged with the wheel, stopping its rotation. In consequence the threaded shaft will advance longitudinally so long as the shoe is kept in contact with the Wheel, and since the spring 13 tends to force the beam toward the face-plate the beam will follow the latter. By this mechanism, therefore, whenever the operator notices that the threads from the reel are tending to pile up too much at one point on the beam he simply presses down on lever 43, so as to effect the traverse of the beam, as above described.

Referring to the reed-actuating mechanism, the end of the frame e supports uprights 45, traversed at the top by a bar 46, longitudinally grooved in its top portion and secured to the uprights by wing-nuts 47 on bolts 47. Between other uprights 48 is disposed the reed 49, its side edges being adapted to move in guides 50 on said uprights 48, while its bottom edge is received by the notched heads 51 of vertically-movable posts 52. These posts rest on cams 53 on a revoluble shaft 54, journaled in brackets 55, secured to the uprights 45, endwise movement of the shaft being prevented by collars 56, secured thereon between the uprights. Said shaft is rotated by a pulley 57, driven by a belt 58, whenever lugs 59 on a collar 60, secured on the shaft, engage IIO recesses 61 in the pulley. Upon moving the pulley away from the collar, as by a fork 62, which engages an annularly-grooved collar 63, formed with the pulley, said pulley will revolve idly on the shaft. The fork is carried by a rod 64, which is normally pressed toward the pulley by a spiral spring 65, interposed between the adjacent bracket 55 and.

the fork and which may beheld at the other limit of its motion by a pin 66 so long as said pin is out of alinement with 'an aperture 67 in the bracket. Said belt 58 is rotated from a roller 68 on a shaft 69, which is journaled in brackets 70 and which carries a fixed pulley 71, over which and a pulley 72, which is formed with the pulley 33, extends a belt 73. 74 is a belt-guide for shifting belt 58 along the roller 68 with the carriage.

So long as pulley 57 is rotated and is interlocked with the shaft 54 the consequent rotation of the cams 53 will through the posts 52 impart a vibratory movement to the reed 49, sothat thus each thread is prevented from wearing constantly at one point on the corresponding dents of the reed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is a 1. The combination of a suitable support, a warp-guiding carriage,an intermeshing screw and worm-wheel, one of which is carried by said support and the other of whichis'carried by said'carriage, said screw being revoluble,

and means for rendering said worm-wheel interchangeably rotative or non-rotative, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a suitablesupport, a warp-guiding carriage, a screw journaled in said support,a worm-wheel intermeshing with said screw and mounted in said carriage, and means for rendering said worm-wheel interchan geabl y rotative or non-rotative, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a suitable support, a warp-guiding carriage guided on said support, a revoluble screw journaled in said support, a rotary worm-wheel meshing with said screw and journaled in said carriage, and means for clamping said worm-wheel rigidly to the carriage, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a support, a warpguiding carriage guided on said support, a revoluble screw journaled in said support, a rotary worm-wheel meshing with said screw and journaled in the carriage, and means for clamping said worm-wheel against'rotation in the carriage and comprising aspindle penetrating the Worm-wheel, substantially asdescribed.

curing said toothed rotary part rigidly to the carriage, substantially as described.

6. The combination of a suitablesupport, a

rotary threaded shaft, a rotary driving part keyed onto said shaft, a mandrel alined with said shaft, said shaft coaoting with said mandrel as the beam-holding means, a wheel receiving said shaft and having threading engaging the threading of said shaft, and means for temporarily securing said wheel from rotation with said shaft, substantially as described. v

7. The combination of a suitable support, a

rotary threaded shaft, a rotary driving part having a sleeve journaled in said support and forming a bearing for said shaft, a wheel receiving said shaft and having threading engaging the threading thereof, means for locking said wheel to said sleeve against movement axially of said shaft, a brake engageable with said wheel, and a mandrel, said shaft and the mandrel being adaptedto coact to support the beam, substantially as described.

8. The c0mbination,with asuitable support, of alined beam-holding means, means for normally pressing said beam-holding means and the beam in a direction longitudinal of the beam, and means for gradually releasing said beam-holding means so'as to permit the movement of the beam by said pressing means, substantially as described.

9. The combination of a suitable support, a

beam-holding mandrel arranged in said sup- .port, a spring disposed between a portion of said support and the mandrel and normally forcing the latter longitudinally, another and rotary mandrel alined with said first named mandrel, and means for gradually releasing said last-named mandrel so as to permit the movement of the beam and the other mandrel by said spring, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of October, 1902.

HENRY VAN'WINKLE. Witnesses: I-

JoHN W. STEWARD,

ALFRED GARTNER. 

